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Crime Body Urges pull Time Parole Board in Illinois Have Non-Partisan Group With Terms To Overlap SPRINGFIELD, 111,) July 20, MV Sing public lengthy recom- ins of'the Chicago crime on for a "non-partisatt and parole administration In Governor Honier today ari- that steps are being taken nut some of them Into effect. of the hmrd general changes in, the sup- wisiMi of paroles, further expan- Sn of the penitentiary system and i trough survey of the entire were proposed by Col. Hen- ryBarrett Chamberlin of the crime that some of the Jommendations would require Elation and increased appropri- Uons, Mr, Horner. said others would'be placed in operation at OI Tne governor, who asked Cham- horlin to make the survey last No- said Milton H. Summers of commission's staff has assigned to the office of T.

Scully, superintendent of s'upervlsion of paroles. 15 Year Staggered Terms of the present par- board with a lull-time, non- Gltlcal board of five men, ap- Bolnted for 15-year staggered Cms was proposed in the 36-page report, submitted to the a month ago. The idea was that "career men" should have charge of parole work. Chamberlin also recommended that, through a consolidation of agencies, one state authority should control offenders from the time of sentencing until after then- release from prison. Mr.

Horner said part of this would be done now, but that the full program might be submitted to the legislature. He disagreed as to probation, contending it should remain in the jurisdiction of the courts. "As one of the first states to adopt the parole and indeterminate sentence law, Illinois should be in the forefront in developing a non- partlsati and efficient parole administration," Chamberlin said. Test New Ground For Greenfield Muny Water Supply GREENFIELD, July 20, (Special) well drillers who are employed the city to locate a supply of for the municipal plant, drilling on the Mary Larkin farm Wednesday, and Thursday began drilling on the farm of Mr. and Mrs.

C. W. Good. Excelsior Class Picnics GREENFIELD The Excelsior class of the Methodist Sunday school held its annual picnic at the Woodbine Country Club Friday evening with family members as guests. Greenfield Notes GREENFIELD Mr.

and Mrs. Floyd Crist visited Mr. and Mrs. Hartford Eads in Modesto Wednesday. Miss Lucille Barnett and Miss Ella Ray Smith visited friends in Granite City Wednesday and Thursday.

Claude Sousley visited Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Sousley in University City, Wednesday.

Miss Ada Roodhouse and Mrs. Jennie Pope have been visiting Mr. and Mrs, J. p. Roodhouse.

Mary jean Griswold of White Hall is a guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr, and Mrs. E. W. Barton. Mr, and Mrs.

J. H. Valentine and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford E.

Shane have been attending a rural mail carrier convention In Qulnoy this week. Mrs, Paul Brown, who has been critically ill in a Jacksonville hospital for several weeks, Is expected to return to the home of her mottier the last of the week. Mrs. C. E.

Wooley left Friday Benton where she will make indefinite visit with her and sister, Mr. and Mrs. v. H. Largent.

Miss Letitla Witt of Clayton, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Witt this week before leaving with her sister, Miss Ruth wltt, of st.

Louis lor Wilmington, where they will visit their Bister, Mrs. Ben M. Bassham. Mr. and Mrs.

Darrell P. Hamilton of Shawnee, arrived Thursday for a visit with their mothers, Mrs. Harley W. Hamilton and Mrs. wretta Doyal.

Richard Story lett this week for Minnesota, to work In the harvest field, Mrs. George Greene received word Friday of the birth of an daughter, Joyce Gale, their second child, to her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mra. Kent Green, in Chicago. Mrs.

Grant Melvin has been visiting relatives in Kansas and Oklahoma, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weisnerare Wests of Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher MacDonald in Brownstown.

Dr. and Mrs. E. O. Motley and children of Santa Anna, spent Wednesday evening here with Mr.

and Mrs. 0. W. Meng and other Wends. Mr.

and Mra, W. P. Blauvelt of Springfield were guests of Mrs. Blauvelt's daughter, Mrs. Lewis a here Friday.

Mrs. Greene wd daughters. Lola Ann and accompanied them home for a Mr. and Mrs. 0.

O. Parker and and Mra. Gilbert Parker ol Ohi- arrived the first of the week a visit with Mr. and MM. B.

S. cwneron. Mre. o. O.

Parker and Mrs, Gilbert Parker remained here tl week, while Wwir husbands to Beardjtown and visited ALT6N EVENING TELEGRAPH PAGE THREE grounds at Wood River WVEB July 20-Robert lfw Purchased the lot west tnl8 mornlM 8 that be levelled, and made to be with shrubbery and flowers. The lot Is between the Streeper 1 11 the ground a home of M. Vldakovlch, Streeper has already laid out a rock garden on the grounds which adjoin the funeral home on the west side. Gillespie Country Club Election 20, (SpeciaD- The Gillespie Country Club Thursday evening elected the following officers: President, George W. Schmidt; secretary, F.

E. Schmidt; treasurer Richard E. Long; directors, William Russell, George W. Schmidt, Thomas S. Burke, Jake Fries, and R.

Moore. Committees named are as follows: Grounds, Harry MsPherson, William Hackney, Charles Catt, William Walton and William Bowen. Sports, William Hackney, William E. Schmidt, Gerald Russell, William Walton and William Bowen. July 24-28 a series of golf matches will be played.

The losers will be hosts to the winners at a chicken supper to be held at the club. Plan Penny Supper Philathea class of the Christian Church held a parcel post sale Thursday, Plans were made for a penny supper to be served July 31, at the church. The class will hold Its next meeting Aug. 15. Circle of the Lutheran Church met Thursday afternoon and discussed plans for Its annual picnic, to be held in August Following a period of quilting social period was spent, and refreshments were served by the hostess Miss Julia Behrens.

pisouss Mass Meeting Auxiliary of the Progressive Miners of America Thursday discussed plans for a mass meeting sponsored by its entertainment committee. Mrs. Osborne and Mrs. Charles Rolando were appointed on the committee. Two other members are to be appointed at the next meeting, Aug.

1. Methodists Elect election of delegates to the annual conference ol M. E. churches of Central Illinois will be held following the Sunday morning services at the Methodist church. S.

M. Fisher has been nominated as delegate and A. A. Isaacs, as alternate. Other nominations will be opened Sunday.

Evening services at the M. E. church will be omitted so that members may attend the Union open air services at Springfield, Bishop Waldorf will be the peach- er and the men's choir of the Gillespie church will sing. Mrs. Shanahan Hostess and Mrs.

George Shanahan entertained at a 6 o'clock family dinner at their home on 408 South Jersey street, Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Shanahan and son of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Janawitz of Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. George Shanahan of Jerseyville were guests. Child Is Bitten June Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Jenkins, was bitten by a dog on the right leg Friday afternoon at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Bowman on 114 East Elm street while at play with the Bowman children.

The Bowman dog had been vaccinated several weeks ago for prevention of rabies. Notes and Mrs. John Frey and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Frey have returned from Milwaukee, where they were summoned to attend the funeral of Walter Frey, 35, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Frey, who died of a heat stroke. 'Twenty members of Victory Rebekah Lodge motored to Litchfield Thursday evening and attended Men's Night at the Rebekah Lodge there. The following Odd Fellows and Rebekahs filled offices during the evening: Steve Davis, Charles Tillman, Donald Shaw, and John Robson. Twenty-nine Girl Scouts of Troop 1 returned Thursday from a week spent at Camp Sangamo near Springfield.

The St. Louis All-star girls softball team will play the Gillespie girls softball team here Sunday at soutn- Mr and Mrs. T. W. Wiese.

Jackie Hlgglns, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Caskey returned Thursday evening from a week spent at Bagnell Dam in the Ozarks of Missouri. Miss Marlon Meyerstein of Springfield is a guest of Mr. and Mrs.

sf Vinccnnes, is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Barnett. Miss Lillian Klein visiting her parents; Mr. and Maushound and children of St.

Louis aro visiting "Witt -STrf spending her vacation at the home Iflura Hlldebrant, northwest Mand Mrs. Charles Goodnight motored to Alton Friday and vtolted their son, Clarence, a Boy Scout instructor at Camp Lovls near there. Miss Louise Sadler has returned to Danville following a vliit here MU Oowie, who visited her ttSSSt. Mrs. W.

H. Oowie, has returned to Chicago. Miss Gertrude Jones, who underwent a goiter operation at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield and was in serious condl)ion, is reported Miss Beatrice Morton underwent an operation at St. Luke's Hospital fit.

Louis Friday. Mrs. Daugherty, who Is visiting her eon, James, was taken to si. Francis hospital In Litchfield Friday to undergo an operation. Rend Telegraph Want Ads Daily East Alton Board HearsNewFunding Statute Explained President, Treasurer Assemble Data on Village's Situation EAST ALTON, July 20, Hearing explained the new statute allowing boards to float funding bond Issues without a referendum East Alton's trustees Friday night referred to President VanPruter the investigation of a proposal to fund delinquent public improvement bonds Involving unpaid public benefits.

The explanation of the act was given by a member of a Chicago bonding firm. Today Village Treasurer Prultt said he intended to begin going through his special assessment records next week to learn the amount of delinquencies growing out of the shortage of funds to pay the public benefits, which represent the village's share in public improvements He said the investigation of the records would begin as soon as Village President VanPreter had ascertained from affected bondholders their attitudes toward the proposal. East Alton P. 0. Dedicated June 1, Lacks Furniture Janitor Only One Who Can Work in New Building EAST ALTON, July Lewis of Hartford, who was recently appointed janitor of the new post- office, has begun his duties here although the new building is stil unoccupied.

Postmaster Lee C. Vln- yard stated Friday that he has no idea how soon the new furnishings for the building will arrive. Unti they do, no move can be made. The new building was dedicatee June 1, when Postmaster Vinyard expected to be in the new building within a short time. Return From Vacation EAST Rev.

and Mrs C. L. Lamp and son are home after a visit with relatives at Sisne. The Rev. Lamp has completed his annual two-week vacation.

Last week the family visited relatives in Ohio. The Rev. Lamp will have charge of the regular services at the M. church Sunday. The services in the morning will be held on the early schedule which is being observed during the hot weather.

Girl Scouts Meet EAST Verna Mae Parker entertained the Girl Scou Troop at her home on Monrot street. The captain, Mrs. P. G. Greene drilled the troop on the lawn of the Parker home.

The girls are studying to complete tenderfoot tests. East Alton Notes EAST Eckoff who has been a patient at the Veterans Hospital at Jacksonville three years, has come to make his home with his sister, Mrs. A. J. Hindricks.

Mrs. Delbert Jones and daughter Nancy Carolyn, left Friday for a week's visit with Mrs. Jones' sister- in-law, Mrs. E. Gllyn in Chicago.

H. F. Hord is spending several days visiting Mrs, Hord at Hord.ni Mrs. Daniel Haller, who has been in poor health several weeks, continues to Improve. Cecil' McCowan is still bedfast at his home on Ohio avenue.

McCowan was injured in a fall three weeks ago. Miss Mildred Dwiggins of Grand avenue has been taken to Barnes Hospital for treatment. Miss Dwiggins has been ill several months and twice has been a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital in Alton. Her condition is serious, Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Cowan left today for Eldorado, for a two- week visit with Mrs. Cowan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William McMahan.

Their son, Melvin, has been Arkansas a week. Mrs. Amos Leathers is slowly 1m proving after an illness of several weeks. The Rev. Willard Younger and family are spending the week-end at Lutesville, Mo.

Mrs. Ben Roy, who has been ill several days, is able to be up and about her home. Raymond Reid, who has been ill several weeks of rheumatism, is im- jroved. He is still unable to be at Mr'. and Mrs.

Henry Wolf and children of South Roxana, visited here Thursday. Mrs. Joseph Eardley, who underwent a major operation at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis a month ago, was able to make a trip to St. Louis to consult her physician Friday.

Mrs. Helen Birch of Medora and daughter, Miss Estelle Birch of Los Angeles, are visiting Mrs. Birch's brother, Frank Palmer, and a daughter, Miss Helen, Mrs. W. A.

Hale is recovering after a recent major operation. Natives living near the Orinoco river of South America eat mud. They scamper down to the banks after a flood and roll the sediment nto small balls about the size of an orange. These are dried and eaten in bowls of soup at their easts, In an unusual religlouc celebra- lon at Ellore, Madras, India, every devotee is required to write the mme of a god 10,000,000 times. Approximately 40 different varl- jtles of bananas are grown In varl- DUt parts of tho world.

Big Ben Is the bell on which i the great Westminister clock in London strikes, not the clock Itself. The King's Oock-Crowcr was the title of a British crown olflcer at one time. Cattle Poisoned by Snakeroot in Jersey Wood River Firm Leases Broadway-GeorgeBuilding Wood River Motor Co. has secured a lease on- the Luer building on 329 East Broadway, present location of the Retlley Chevrolet agency. It was announced today by Harvey H.

Rellley, secretary-treasurer, that the agency would be moved to 012 Bast Broadway, the present location of Rellley's used car department. Wood River Girls Drum Corps Wins 2 Firsts in Week Tops List at Glen Carbon Drill Contest Friday WOOD RIVER, July the second time In a the Wood River Legion's Girls' Drum and Bugle Corps has won first place In a drill contest away from home. The corps won its. second first prize at Glenn Carbon Friday. Troy won second place.

The Wood River corps wdn first place at Mascoutah. Sunday. Col linsvllle was second. Into River Man's Death Tonight WOOD RIVER, July into the death of Burrett Wiseman, who was found shot through the heart on a Woods Construction Co. quarterboat Thursday night, is scheduled for tonight at the Marks-Weber funeral home.

Wood River Assembly Of God Members Picnic WOOD RIVER, July Assembly of God church Sunday school is holding its annual outing today at Rock Spring park In Alton. Cars left the church this morning at 10 o'clock. A basket dinner was served at noon. Crowd Hears Gospel Singers WOOD large crowd was present Friday night at the concert given by a trio of Gospel singers from the Southwestern Bible Institute of Enid, at the Assembly of God church. The trio presented on hour's program and was accompanied by Mrs.

Sellers, wife of the Rev. Robert Sellers. At 2:30 p. m. Sunday the Rev.

Hartz, pastor, will conduct religious services at the county home at Edwardsville. Regular services at the Wood River Assembly of God will be conducted day. by Rev. Hartz during the Secretary for Institute WOOD Rev. F.

W. Pimlott will attend the Epworth League Institute at McKendree College, Lebanon beginning Monday, Aug. 5. The Rev. Pimlott is "Life Work" secretary.

Coterie Club Dance WOOD Coterie Club of St. Bernard's Church sponsored a dance Friday night at the Madison County Country Club in Edwards- yille. Walthers Meet Monday WOOD Paul's Walther League will meeting at the hold its business church. Monday night. The pastor will lead In topic study.

Early services will be held again this week at St. Paul's. Confessional services at 9:25 will be followed by communion services at 9:45. Wood River Notes WOOD Markham who suffered broken bones in both heels in a fall from a building while helping a friend in repair work at Bismark, is convalescing at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.

Flick, on Whitelaw avenue, where he was brought after a three-week treatment in St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton. J. L. Springer has returned from a visit of several days in Delhi, Mr.

and Mrs. Byron Tanner are vacationing at the Dells of Wisconsin. Mrs. Mabel guest of Mrs. Huddock was the Raymond Grange, who visited her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. F. Meeker, Wednesday night. Terry and Shirley Strahan of Hammond, who visited their uncle and aunt, Mr.

and Mrs. B. Ahrens, in Wanda last week, this week are the guests of Bennle and Thelma Harbke in Roxana. Miss Dorothy Burns of Clifford, is visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs.

Ohrens in Wanda. Mrs. Edwin Hunt, who has been convalescing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender, following the birth of a son, Donold Edwin, at St.

Joseph's Hospital, Alton, returned Friday to her home In Olendale Gardens. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Williams have returned from a visit with relatives Calhoun county. Mr.

and Mrs. E. Baum returned from a trip to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs.

Claude Roodhouse and children and Mr. and Mrs. Everett White and children spent Tuesday with Mr, and Mrs. Fred Bender on tho Bethalto road. Dale Felts of Texas City, is visiting his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. T. Felts, 752 Rice street and other here. Miss Eileen Dipper of Decatur was the guest of Miss Arah Belle Traband Friday. Mr.

and Mrs. George Moore of Manchester, visited relatives In Wood River Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Lyon and sons and D.

M. Lyon left Thursday morn- ng for a vacation trip in the Ozarks. Don Morgan left Friday for a week-end trip to Champaign. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Guenther and children, Mary Ann an Eloise, of Piedmont, were guests Friday of Mr.

and Mrs. John N. Black It has been estimated that 000,000 people speak German. JERSEYVILLE, July several cattle, ranging in tlm'jor land pastures southwest of Jerseyville, are reported suffering with what Is believed to be snakeroot poisoning. The foliage of the white snakeroot (white ageratum) in this section of Illinois is extremely poisonous to animals and the users of the milk of such cattle are liable to contract the often-times fatal "milk sick." The white snakeroot is particularly abundant this season in Jersey County woodlands and shaded localities as the natural habitat of the plant is moist, shaded localities: Cattle and 'ier livestock are more liable to eat the snakeroot during periods of intense drought when there is a shortage of other forage to be found in woodland pastures, btit the prevalence of the weed this season renders it easy for cattle to nibble it along with other leafy plants.

Mrs. Mary Barren's Rites at Jerseyville JERSEYVILLE, July Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Barron, 84, were held at St. Francis Xavier's Church here this morning at 9:30. Requiem high mass was celebrated by the Rev.

Father John J. Claticy, and Interment was in St. Francis cemetery. Mrs. Barron died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Walsh, on Giddlngs avenue Thursday. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Grace and was born in Kilkenny County, Ireland.

She came to this country when she was 18 years of age. Mrs. Barron is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Walsh, -with whom she resided; and one son, Edward of St. Louis.

Funeral of John Horn JERSEYVILLE. Funeral services for John W. Horn will be conducted at the home and the Evangelical Church, Sunday, at 2:30 p. by the Rev. Leonard Todd.

Interment will be In Oak Grove cemetery. Visits Girls At Camp JERSEYVILLE. Several bers of the Watanopa girls group went to Chautauqua, on Thursday evening to be guests at a picnic supper of other members of the Campfire girls who are spending a week at the summer resort. Miss Hazel Murray, who accompanied the girls to Chautauqua earlier in the week, returned to Jerseyville, Thursday evening, and Miss Willia Stephenson remained to serve as guardian. Mrs.

Brown Hostess JERSEYVILLE. Mrs. J. J. Brown entertained the members ol the Jolly Dozen Bridge Club Thursday evening at her home here.

Three tables were occupied at the game, and favors were won by Mrs, John SWeeney, Mrs. Stella Dower, and Miss Josephine Tuetkin. Miss Ella Ryan was a guest of the club Pinochle Club Entertained JERSEYVILLE. Mrs. W.

B. LeMay was hostess to the members of the Jolly Eight Pinochle Club, Wednesday afternoon, at her home on Maple avenue. Favors were won by Mrs. Minnie Egelhoff, Mrs. Nelle Horn, and Mrs.

Christine Gray. Refreshments were served. Jerseyville Notes JERSEYVILLE. Miss Helen Corzine returned today from Macomb, where she has been taking a summer course at the Western Illinois State Teachers' College, She will spend the remainder of the summer here with her parents, Mr. and'Mrs.

William H. Corzine. Miss Lizzie Boushka of St. Louis is spending a week at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr, and Mrs. Albert Seago.

Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Rice returned home Thursday evening from St, Louis, where they spent several days with William A.

Rice of Jersey ville, who underwent an operation at the Missouri Baptist Hospital, Wednesday. J. T. Hanley received word this week that his daughter, Mrs. Donald Carter of Leesburg, underwent an appendix operation there Tuesday.

Mrs. Fred Sldner and daughter, Ora, of Alton spent Thursday as guests of Mrs. Ed. Burns. Mr.

and Mrs. George Van Home and daughter, Charlotte, of Kankakee, spent Thursday and Friday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert G. Neely.

Mrs. Clarence Keehncr and son, Ronald, of Alton came to Jersey- vine, Thursday, to spend several days with Keehner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H.

Bowen. Miss Minnie Brockman and nephew, William F. Brockman, left Friday for a two-week trip to Washington, D. New York and Niagara Falls. William Reardon and daughter, Miss Mary Ann, of Pekin, spent Friday and Saturday in Jerseyville with friends.

Miss Helen King is spending the week in Washington, where she is the guest of Miss Lucille Klier. The two girls were students at Shurtleff College last year. Miss Mary Kltzmlller of St. Louis arrived this week to spend two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Kitzmlller. Jerome Langdon of Jacksonville motored to Jerseyville Thursday to visit with hU aunt, Mrs. P. W. Connolly and to accompany Sister Mnry Perpetua and Sister Mary Edmund to Springfield following a few days' vlalt here at the Connolly home.

Sister Mary Perpetua is a sister of Mrs. Connolly. Wheels made of laminated wood were tried out in London subways to lessen notoe and reduce weight. Custom rules that a Korean, pas-s- Ing hU wife on the street, must ignore her though she were a One ot the world's most powerful explosives, cordite, used as chew- Ing gum by feminine workers in cordite factorial Illinois Farmers Paid $60.000,000 By AAA Contracts 103,000 Corn.Hog Agree- menis for 1935 Signed By Producers WASHINGTON, July 20, Farm Administration said today 103,000 Illinois farmers had signed -935 corn-hog contracts. All of these, approved by the sate board, are now under investigation by the AAA here.

Whether they' will be accepted will not be known for several weeks, it was said. The administration said, however, that should all of the contracts receive approval, Illinois farmers will receive approximately $17,250,000 in corn reduction payments, and about S7.000.000 in hog payments for 1935. Adding the total of $24,250,000 to the $36,237,705 paid Illinois farmers up to June 1, Illinois farmers will have profited $80,487,705 at the end of the 1935 crop year by its corn- hog contracts alone. AAA officials pointed out, however, that this Is not all the financial benefit to Illinois farmers. In ihe 1935 contracts, it was suggested to farmers that the land taken out of corn production be devoted to soybeans and other legumes.

Thousands of farmers took advantage of this suggestion, officials said, increasing thir soybean acreage from 1,193,000 last year to 1,700,000 acres this year. In other crops, Illinois farmers reported similar increases. They planted 3,038,000 acres of alfalsa this year, whereas in 1933 only 2,524,000 acres were in cultivation. Bunker Hill Seeks 140 Customers for Muny Water Plant PWA Sets $2 Per MontV; Minimum For Consumers BUNKER HILL, July 20, (Spe- for 140 persons who will sign contracts to pay $2 per month for water supplied by the proposed municipal plant has been started by W. E.

Haxel since the city has been furnished contract blanks for them by the PWA. The city waterworks committee received these and other papers and blue prints from government. All must be gone over any definite announcements can be made Blue prints showing service lines and fire plugs have been placed at the Duncan Hilyard grocery store, and may be seen at any time Firemen Sign Show BUNKER arrangements for annual home-coming the firemen to tfe held Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27 have been made. Chairman Lawrence Scherier an- nouncud they had secured the service of the Charles Oliver Amusement Go. of St.

Louis to furnish entertainment. Bunker Hill Notes BUNKER and Mrs. Ed Duncan visited relatives In Glrard Thursday. Mrs. Fred Stadetman and daughters and Mrs.

Annie Stone left for a vacation trip to Charlevoix, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. L. O.

Schreler and daughter, Jeanne, visited in Carlinville. friends Miss Edna Bauser, a student at the University of Illinois, is spend- ng the week-end with her parents. Mrs. V. Smifth is 111 at her home.

Mrs. Appleeute of St. Louis is visiting her sister, Mrs. Austin. Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Schreier of Louis is visiting- his mother, Mrs William Schreler. Redecoration of Staunton Filter Plant Completed STAUNTON, July Members of the city council, Mayor IV. B. McBrien, and City Attorney H.

H. Wllloughby were taken on an nspection tour of tho city water iltering plant Wednesday evening. The plant has been newly de- orated by Joseph Schwa ndner and ils assistant, M. F. Hushman.

Schwanden conducted the tour. Staunton Notes STAUNTON. Mrs. John Bond- far is a patient at the St. Hospital, Litchfield, suffering from gallstone trouble.

Miss Venita Huhsman of Chicago Is seriously 111 at St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield. She has been visiting her brother, M. F. Hushman.

Mrs. John Jackson entertained the H. G. L. Club at her home Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. J. C. Pln- golt, and Mrs. J.

M. Stewart held high scores. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. H. C.

Krocker. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hebenslrelft entertained a number of friends on Thursday at a lawn party in observance of the second birthday of their son, Donald. Miss Noreno Rahni returned home Thursday from St.

Louis, where she attended the Walthcr League convention. Wood River Muny Water Tank in Use Once More WOOD RIVER, July the opening of further bids on the work of cleaning and repairing the municipal water tank, Inside and out, the water commission has ordered it partially refilled. Because interior braccwork has been removed from the tank, it is being kept only one-third full, but, while it cannot perform a storage function to so groat a degree as would be possible otherwise, still can be used to equalize the pressure, A Springfield firm began scraping the interior of the tank two weeks ago, but gave up' the job when it became apparent it could not fulfill local union requirements. Fred Penning, representing the water commission, said today an agreement had been reached with the unions here under which it Is Hoped the project can be re-let. Since the work on the tank began, it has been kept empty and pressure lias been kept up directly by the water pumps.

Carrying out this plan has required constant attention to the pumps. Resumption of partll use of the tank will make it possible to maintain constant pressure without sue ha heavy burden on pump attendance. Plan Subway, Road Widening Near Staunton Grade Separation Would Eliminate Dangerous Crossing STAUNTON, July 20. Construction of a subway to eliminate the dangerous intersection at what is known as Cox Crossing east of Staunton, on U. 8.

Highway 66, and the repairing of and widening of the pavement from that crossing south to Livingston and then west to the Worden will be started about Aug. 25. The proposed improvement In U. S. Route 66 will do away with a number of other dangerous crossings and straighten the road and curves in the present road.

A number of persons have been killed when automobiles drove into the sides of moving freight trains at Cox Crossing. Beginning at the Cox Crossing, the new road will cut through the Ruehrup farm, to a point east of No. 2 mine of the Mount Alive Staunton Coal where it will meet the old Hillsboro road east of Livingston, then go southwesterly to Worden, according to the plans disclosed to city officials. Chinchbugs Found In Field of Corn Near Woodburn $324,000 Paid to Madison County By AAA in Year Farmers' Revenues Are in Jeopardy After Adverse Court Decisions WASHINGTON, D. July (Special.) With the AAA facing adverse Supreme Court decisions on the validity of processing taxes, John B.

Payne, AAA comptroller, today revealed that rental and benefit payments to farmers in Madison County totalled $328,083.93 for the eleven months, from July lj 1934 through May 31, 1935. Of this sum, $95,363.41 represented payments on wheat contracts and $233,620.52 payments under the corn-hog reduction program. The total of rental and benefit payments for the 11 months period in Illinois was $40,735,241.78. SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 20,. OB Disbarment proceedings against Joseph Pursifull, Peoria attorney, convicted in 1932 as the "go-between" in the kidnaping of Dr.

J. W. Parker have been instituted by the grievance committee of the Illinois Bar Association in the State Supreme Court. Pursifull was sentenced to five years imprisonment. Annual Financial Statement of the Township School Treasurer Township Range 10, Madison County, El.

From July 1, 1934 to June 30, 1935 District Balance July 1, 1934 78,402.67 State fund 72,640.38 Taxes received 391,332.45 Tuition fees 176.00 Rent of school, property. 834.00 Sale of School Bonds 55,500.00 Other sources 25,891.55 Anticipation 50,000.00 Non-High School tuition 12,444.18 TOTAL $887,22053 District School Board office 7,447.25 Compulsory attendance 1,012.50 Superintendent 5,850.00 Principals 17,887.13 Teachers 208,687.39 Teachers' pension 2,582.20 Text books and supplies 20,333.52 Janitors, engineers, 24,486.50 Fuel, water, light, supplies 19,016.71 Repairs, insurance 24,956.35 Libraries 2,612.60 Promotion of health 3,975.19 Transportation of pupils 850.30 High School 7,627.28 New Buildings, 31,981.95 New Equipment 2,307.41 Bonds paid 39,000.00 Interest on bonds 23,159.36 Anticipation warrant paid 50,000.00 WOODBURN, July 20. Chlnchbugs are attacking fields of corn on the farm of J. L. Pennington, where a volunteer wheat crop had been raised.

Farmers here believed chlchbugs had been eliminated by the rains this spring. Woodburn Notes Harry Smalley and daughter, Wilma, of Alton are spending several days visiting Mrs, Smalley's brother, Will Crowder. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lily and son, Claude, of Chicago visited Thursday and Friday with Lily's mother, Mrs.

Abble Jones. Marilyn Burton of Bunker Hill visited several days with Lily Welch. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lucker of Alton and June and Jessie May Swift of Godfrey visited William Elliott, Thursday.

Lester Tunly is threshing in the Prairletown neighborhood. Otto Buns and John Bostlck began threshing on the Otto Buhs farm, Friday. Miss Stella Welch spent Friday with relatives in Bunker Hill, Total expenditures $493,443.62 Balance June 30, 1934.... 193,776.61 TOTAL $687,22033 Distributive Balance July 1, 1934... 00.00 Income township fund 249.00 From County Supt 73,947.84 TOTAL $74,196.84 Expenditures Incidental expenses of Trustees 39.80 Publish annual statement 10.08 Treasurer's salary 1,500.00 Distributes to Dist.

151 72,640.38 Balance June 30, 1935.., 6.58 $74,196.84 Township Fund Bonds on hand July 1,1934 $6,500.00 Bonds on hand June 30, 1935 $5,500.00 E. G. YTJNGOK, School Treasurer State of. Illinois County of Madison )ss Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of July, 1935. FRANCES HAZELTON, (Seal) Notary Publio Approved July 18, 1935.

F. M. SCOTT, County Supt. of Schools. ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP TREASURER FOR PUBLICATION.

Township 6, Range 10, In Madison County, Illinois, from July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935. DISTRICT FUND District No. 116 117 118 119 120 121 12i Receipts Balance July 1st, 1934 577.04 329.74 593.39 488.19 499.43 $1126.34 343.39 Receipts TOTALS District No. Sxpenditures Bal. on hand 2258.31 1251.43 1160.87 6854.92 1590.57 1651.11 2186.34 2835.35 1581.17 1754.26 7343.1L 2090.00 2777.45 2529.73 Expenditures 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 $1454.22 069.56 761.86 $4784.39 867.65 865.95 $1661.79 June 30, 1935 1381.13 611.61 992.40 2558,72 1222.35 1911.50 867.94 TOTALS 2835.36 Receipts Balance July 1, 1934 .31 ncome of township fund 136.96 rom county superintendents 4136.08 Notice to Dog Owners You are hereby notified all dog licenses must be paid by July 31st under Ordinance No.

92. Village of Roxumi W. R. ARMES. Clerk, PUnti, DOCZOFF on Ctdirn, BuibM, Bio.

tUblilti SANDERS DRUG STORE and Market TOTAL 1581.17 1754.26 7343,11 2090.00 2777.45 2529.73 DISTRIBUTIVE FUND Expenditures Incidental expenses of trustees 10.61 For publishing annual statement 11.20 Compensation ot treasurer 200.00 Distributed to districts 4015.44 Balance June 30, 1935 36.08 4273.33 Receipts 4273.33 TOTAL TOWNSHIP FUND Expenditures Cash on hand July M34 25.00 Cash on hand June 30,1935 485.0C Real estate notes on 625,00 hand June 30, 1935 265.00 Bonds on hand June 30, 1035 2950.00 Real estate notes on hand July 1, 1934 Bonds on ham 4 July 1. 1934 3050.00 TOTAL 3700.00 TOTAL 3700.00 F. R. ROBERTS, Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this llth tiny of July, 1935.

EDNA EBBELER, Notary Public. FREE! FREE! SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY 1 QUART OF MOTOR OIL FREE W.lth the purchase of each live gallons of Premier 72 Gasoline. PREMIER SERVICE 2825 E..